Protestors of all shapes and sizes lined the streets outside the Charlotte Convention Center Tuesday as the Democrats kicked off Day 1 of their national convention.

Most vocal (and abundant) of the crowd were undoubtedly the pro-life protestors. One man, sporting a bible in hand and mesh-bag over his torso, was especially noticeable. He used a megaphone and held up a sign that read “Abortion, Adultery, Homosexuality, Sin. Christians Repent! The American Movement is Coming!”

“I’m speaking on behalf of the American people,” he said. “We were granted freedom by the Constitution of the United States. Our current president has violated so many of our constitutional rights to freedom that it’s a disgrace.”

It wasn’t long before the opposition showed up. Quite noticeably, a group of college students stormed directly in front of the pro-life speakers, chanting a satirical song in unison.

“Because I’m happy, and I’m proud, and I don’t mind shouting it out,” they chanted, “It’s never a bore, saying what I am for. The core of my mission, is support my religion. I believe, yes I believe, I believe, in my beliefs.”

One pair of females attempted to counter a man with a megaphone denouncing homosexuality as a “sickness like AIDS or cancer.” The pair, who have a charitable YouTube channel walked directly in front of the homophobic speaker and began to kiss.

The man replied, “Love is not lust my friends! Love is not lust!”

A group called St. Pete for Peace, from St. Petersburg, Fla., protested against drone strikes ordered by the Obama administration.

“The message we’re trying to get across is that Bush started drone attacks in four countries and killed a lot of people. Now Obama’s already done four times as many, the vast majority of which are civilians. He’s not killing terrorists, he’s creating more,” said one group member.

They also made it clear that Romney was no reasonable alternative.

“We’re here about the issue. We’re not political,” said the group’s spokesperson.

Finally, there were several protestors representing a cause that looks to bring statehood to the District of Columbia.

“We are 618,000 tax paying citizens that do not have congressional representation,” said one D.C. resident. “We don’t have a voting member of Congress, we have a delegate, but she doesn’t have a voice. Just recently there was an issue that came before Congress that effected D.C., and she wasn’t even allowed to testify.”

Hundreds of police were called into duty in response to protestors. Only two arrests were made on the day, according to the Associated Press.